Resume

Hector Cortez
Email: hectorcortez at gmail.com

Screenwriter/Director

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EDUCATION:

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
Bachelor’s Degree, Film Production (2010)

Los Angeles Mission College
Associate’s Degree, Multimedia Studies (2008)

NOTABLE SHORT FILMS:

Chicles – Writer/Producer/Director/Editor
Featured, UCLA Film Festival (2010)
Featured, Crossfade Video and Animation Festival (2010)
Special screening at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (2010)

No Relation – Writer/Editor
Winner: Audience Choice Award
Carless Drive-In Video and Animation Festival (2009)

Life Goes On – Writer/Director/Editor
Winner: Wild Card Award, Campus Movie Fest (2008)

FILM WORK EXPERIENCE:

“HARDHAT!” (Feature) 2011
Data Wrangler (Canon 5D Mark II)

“Sunderland Atrocities” (Feature) 2010
Additional Camera Operator (Canon T2i)

“Last Day on Earth” (Feature) 2010
Data Wrangler (Canon 7D)

“MDRIVE” (TV Commercial) 2011
Data Wrangler (RED)

“They Turned Away” by Ethan Gold (Music Video) 2011
Key Grip

“Out” (Short) 2011
Key Grip

Runner at Toy Box Entertainment 2011

“Kaputt” by Destroyer (Music Video) 2010
Data Wrangler (Canon 7D)

“A Healthy Relationship” (Short) 2010
Production Sound Mixer

“Cure” (Short) 2010
Data Wrangler (Canon 7D)

“Fruits” (Short) 2009
ADR Recordist

“Ari & Stone” (Web Series) 2010
Editor (Pilot and Ep. 1)

“Nisa” (Short) 2009
Data Wrangler (RED)

“The Little Wooden Man” (Short) 2009
Production Sound Mixer; Foley Recordist

“Imaginary” (Short) 2009
2nd Assistant Camera (RED)

“Karma’s A Bitch” (Short) 2009
Data Wrangler (RED)

“Sandland: Summer’s Kiss” (Short) 2009
Production Sound Mixer; Foley Recordist

“Nausea” (Short) 2009
Data Wrangler (RED)

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE:

Video Games Editor
MonstersAndCritics.com (2007 – Current)

Founder/Editor-in-Chief
BlurayWire.com (2008 – Current)
TheAnimationBlog.com (2007 – Current)